A petition for an award for family support from the property of a decedent may be made whether or not probate proceedings have been commenced in the State of Washington. Depending on the circumstances, an award of support may be given to a surviving… More >
Non-Professional guardians must now complete mandatory online training; new guardians must complete the training before their appointment; existing guardians must complete it before their next report to the court. The training is free and available at… More >
Creditors of a decedent may have months or years to assert a claim for payment from the assets of a decedent, even if the decedent’s assets are distributed directly to his or her heirs without any formal probate proceeding. However, a procedure is… More >
If a decedent’s probate assets are $100,000 or less, consisting only of tangible or intangible personal property (i.e., no real estate), the property may be transferred by affidavit. Under this procedure, any person owing money to the decedent, or having… More >
If a Will fails to name or provide for a child of the decedent born or adopted after the Will’s execution, the omitted child must receive a portion of the estate unless it appears from the Will or other evidence that the failure was intentional… More >
After completing your estate plan, the original documents should be stored in a safe place, yet be accessible to those who may need them in the future, such as the Executor named in your Will, the Attorney-in-Fact named in your Durable Power of Attorney… More >
Washington State’s Domestic Partnership law permits same-sex couples, and unmarried heterosexual couples in which at least one partner is at least 62 years of age, to register as domestic partners. Older heterosexual couples are permitted to register as… More >
Washington’s “Descent and Distribution” statutes dictate who inherits your estate if you die without a Will, Revocable Living Trust, or other document controlling who inherits. Who would inherit your estate under the Descent and… More >
Washington law permits Residents suffering from a terminal illness to request medication that the patient may self-administer to end his or her own life. From an estate planning perspective, the law does not require changes to existing estate planning… More >
A petition for an award for family support from the property of a decedent may be made whether or not probate proceedings have been commenced in the State of Washington. Depending on the circumstances, an award of support may be given to a surviving… More >
Non-Professional guardians must now complete mandatory online training; new guardians must complete the training before their appointment; existing guardians must complete it before their next report to the court. The training is free and available at… More >
Creditors of a decedent may have months or years to assert a claim for payment from the assets of a decedent, even if the decedent’s assets are distributed directly to his or her heirs without any formal probate proceeding. However, a procedure is… More >
If a decedent’s probate assets are $100,000 or less, consisting only of tangible or intangible personal property (i.e., no real estate), the property may be transferred by affidavit. Under this procedure, any person owing money to the decedent, or having… More >
If a Will fails to name or provide for a child of the decedent born or adopted after the Will’s execution, the omitted child must receive a portion of the estate unless it appears from the Will or other evidence that the failure was intentional… More >
After completing your estate plan, the original documents should be stored in a safe place, yet be accessible to those who may need them in the future, such as the Executor named in your Will, the Attorney-in-Fact named in your Durable Power of Attorney… More >
Washington State’s Domestic Partnership law permits same-sex couples, and unmarried heterosexual couples in which at least one partner is at least 62 years of age, to register as domestic partners. Older heterosexual couples are permitted to register as… More >
Washington’s “Descent and Distribution” statutes dictate who inherits your estate if you die without a Will, Revocable Living Trust, or other document controlling who inherits. Who would inherit your estate under the Descent and… More >
Washington law permits Residents suffering from a terminal illness to request medication that the patient may self-administer to end his or her own life. From an estate planning perspective, the law does not require changes to existing estate planning… More >